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Small-scale environmental variation influences whether coral-dwelling fish promote or impede coral growth.
Oecologia - 1 Dec 2014
Chase T J, Pratchett M S, Walker S P W, Hoogenboom M O
Abstract excerpt
Mutualistic symbioses are ubiquitous in nature and facilitate high biodiversity and productivity of ecosystems by enhancing the efficiency of energy and nutrient use within ecological communities. For example, small groups of fish that inhabit coral colonies in reef ecosystems potentially enhance coral growth through defense from coral predators, aeration of coral tissue and nutrient provisioning. This study...
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